Suspect arrested in Bridgeport homicide

Updated 10:03 pm, Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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A man suspected in a June 9 homicide in the P.T. Barnum housing complex was arrested Tuesday, June 25, 2013, and charged with murder. Dean Burdell, 33, has been charged in the killing of Marquis Jacobs, 36, of Bridgeport. He was found suffering from a gunshot wound near Building 11 in the complex earlier this month. less

A man suspected in a June 9 homicide in the P.T. Barnum housing complex was arrested Tuesday, June 25, 2013, and charged with murder. Dean Burdell, 33, has been charged in the killing of Marquis Jacobs, 36, of ... more

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Marquis Jacobs, 36, of Bridgeport was shot to death on Sunday, June 9, 2013, the city's sixth homicide of 2013.

Marquis Jacobs, 36, of Bridgeport was shot to death on Sunday, June 9, 2013, the city's sixth homicide of 2013.

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Suspect arrested in Bridgeport homicide

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BRIDGEPORT -- A suspect in a June 9 homicide at the P.T. Barnum housing complex was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with murder.

Jacobs, 36, had been found lying on the ground near Building 11 of the P.T. Barnum complex about 12:50 p.m. on June 9, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, Kaempffer said. The victim was brought to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Jacobs was the sixth homicide victim in Bridgeport this year.

Burdell, who was being sought on various narcotics charges and also wanted for questioning in Jacobs' killing, was observed Tuesday evening walking into an apartment in Building 10 at the housing complex.

Detectives Dennis Martinez, Robert Winkler, James Borrico, Michael Fiumidinisi, Chris Borona and Sean Ronan met at a prearranged location and formulated a plan to apprehend the suspect, Kaempffer said.

As police entered, several people ran into different rooms in an attempt to destroy narcotics, Kaempffer said, and were subsequently taken into custody without incident.

Six people were arrested, including Burdell. A search warrant was also obtained later in the evening to conduct a more detailed search, resulting in additional seizures, the police spokesman said.

Burdell made his confession to the homicide to Detectives Martinez and Winkler at police headquarters, and was charged with murder and detained on an additional $500,000 bond.

"This cooperative effort resulted in the seizure of a considerable amount of narcotics and the arrest of a homicide suspect," said Capt. James Viadero. "The officers should be commended for their actions."

"Upon conducting a briefing, and learning that suspects in the apartment were alerted to the presence of police officers, a decision was made to forcibly enter the apartment to take the suspect into custody,'' he said.